Asian Continent | Countries List In Asia | History Of Asian Continent

Asian Continent | Countries List In Asia | History Of Asian Continent

The continent of Asia is the world’s largest and most populous continent with over 4 billion people calling Asia home. Asia also contains the world’s most populous country, China, and the world’s largest country, Russia. Asia borders Africa and Europe to the west and the Pacific Ocean to the east. Being the biggest continent in the world, Asia includes 50 independent countries and occupies the eastern part of the single Eurasian landmass. Surrounded by the Arctic Ocean from the north, by the Pacific Ocean from the east and by the Indian Ocean from the south, it is separated from

Africa by Suez Canal. The Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea separate Asia from Europe, farther the overland border runs through the Caucasus Mountains, the Caspian Sea, the Ural River and Ural Mountains. This boundary crosses through the territory of Russia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey, so these states are in both continents.